Post Tagged with: "Geography news"

By Jean Andrews From Ohio University Research Communications Working in the dense rain forest of the Congo one summer and the humid semi-arid North Dakota grasslands the next, Steven Richardson assisted national and international groups with their land conservation efforts. Analyzing Deforestation in the African Congo Richardson, an Ohio University […]

The Ohio University Chapter of the American Meteorological Society was named “Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year” by the American Meteorological Society. This award is given annually to the top student chapter that excels in education, outreach, and community service. The citation the OHIO meteorology club reads: “For its commitment to […]

By Cecilia Ellis ’16 “This is a success story,” says Dr. Ryan Fogt, Associate Professor of Geography, as he introduces alum Ryan Phillips ’00 to a packed classroom in Clippinger on Sept. 11. Phillips—who earned a B.S. in Geography-Meteorology in 2000—has taken his profession by storm, working as the morning […]

Nathaniel McGinnis, Geography graduate student and Associate Director of Ohio University’s Scalia Lab for Atmospheric Analysis, was quoted in a July 12 Athens Messenger story on “Rain, rain … won’t go away!“ You’d have to be living under a big soggy rock not to notice the high amount of rainfall […]

Ohio University alum Scott Hardy ’98 is the new Ohio Sea Grant Extension educator based in Cleveland, reports the Beacon News. Hardy earned a B.S. in Environmental Geography from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University. “Sea Grant is not only excited about adding a new Extension educator […]

Dr. Brad D. Jokisch, Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio University, published an article on “Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return Migration?” for the Migration Policy Institute. Ecuador’s geographical variety is nearly matched by its diverse migration patterns. Although it is a small Andean country of approximately 15.7 million people, […]

By Chris Caldwell Ashley Doria’s graduate research is a seamless blend between Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies alongside Geography, an exciting new field called Emotional Geography. Emotional Geography is a line of theoretical inquiry that focuses on how physical surroundings impact and influence relational interaction and emotional processing. Doria utilizes […]